The customer journey map is a valuable qualitative tool for understanding customer needs and expectations at each phase of the customer lifecycle. Holistic, visual and tangible, a journey map is an integral part of a comprehensive customer experience program.
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4 Steps to Designing a Listening Architecture
To get a deep understanding of customer needs and expectations, a robust and meaningful Voice of the Customer (VoC) program needs to be in place to collect the insights needed to drive CX strategy. But, just as a builder wouldn’t build a home without a blueprint, you shouldn’t build a VoC system without a plan.
Getting the Most out of Customer Journey Maps
A roadmap is only beneficial if it helps you get to where you want to go. If streets are omitted or mismarked, the map impedes your ability to reach your destination. In essence, it loses its value. The same principles apply to a customer journey map.
Is your journey map all process and no emotion?
Without enough outside perspective journey maps can easily become nothing more than process maps that document steps with little emotional insight into customer pain points, frustrations, gaps in service or moments of truth.
Put the customer in your customer journey map
Mapping the customer journey is not complete—or valuable—without the customer. It’s true that journey maps are the product of internal, cross-functional teams joining together to think and act like customers, but all too often companies stop short of validating their journey map with actual customer input.
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